Cantillon Bruocsella 1900 Grand Cru

cask at spuytin duvil durring Brett fest in Brooklyn . Smells like chubakah’s armpit, extreme funk. No carbonation, surprisingly fruity, sour/ tart back end.

interesting, cask. a nice study in simplicity. slightly below average, shows us that lambic does take a fair amount of finesse. no so sour not much doing simple cirtus and mild in terms of the sour.

Big thanks to Fin for this bottle! Vintage 2005. Warm orange pour with just a touch of haze, a little scattering of white bubbles. To smell: a few Holstein cows graze on rich green grass. Downwind, vines loaded with unctuous spicy wild muscat grapes, bright in the fall sun and dusted in yellow goldenrod pollen. Sharp grapeskin musky tart bite. No, not quite right: there is a sharp flinty grapeskin quality to the flavor, but the tartness is actually quite soft. Esp for a Cantillon beer, which to my palate often push the acidity a bit far. Grass, iodine, salt. Very fine carbonation, just a hint of tiny peppery fizz. At first I think, could use more, then I think maybe this is just right. Very refreshing and lovely. A cracking good beer. Thanks again Fin!

Pretty average here in terms of Cantillon. I’ve come to really adore the puckering dry sourness that I associate with Cantillon. This was a nice beer, albeit a bit boring for them. The aroma was lemony, horsey and quite suprisingly fruity. The flavor is almost delicate for Cantillon, which seems odd just typing that. Lemony, oak, citrusy twang, and funk. Not really up to Cantillon’s famous sour power, but still a very nice beer.

Bottle from Mystery Swap 3.0. Pours a hazy golden color with no head at all. Aroma of grapefruit, lemons, green apples. Has an earthy ,sour smell to it. Taste is sour, earthy and semi tart. A very nice, different, complex brew!

bottle from beverage castle in tampa. pours an orangish color, similar to apple juice. the aroma is pretty much lemon juice in comparison, i like the smell of lemon juice but wow this stuff is tart, and very acidic. so after tasting it, it was like a shock to my senses. i had no idea what i was about to taste, and it was crazy! so sour and tart, and then you can taste the oak, i have no idea what to compare this to after tasting it, maybe lemon juice aged in oak. this is good because it’s different and like nothing else i’ve tasted but honestly i don’t know if i can say i’ll drink this style again.

Bottle shared at Sean and Ryan’s tasting in May. I’ve waited some time to try this one, since bottles are quite expensive. As an unblended lambic, appearances can be deceiving. Pours dead still, with a hazy straw yellow color that looks like apple juice. Awesome aroma and flavor however; very smooth tones of lemon peel, barnyard, oak wood and subtle transitions in the flavor towards a perfect amount of tartness and funk. Ultra-velvety palate and the lactic sour finish is spot-on. Really an impressive lambic.

Bottle, pours hazy pale orange with no head. Nose is soft and tart fruit, as is the flavor. Very light and delicate on the palate. Smooth and refreshing.